A 39-year-old man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his former residence in Sterling Heights early Saturday morning, according to police.

Officers responded to a call shortly after midnight about a man violating a court order by entering the home on Clifford Drive, between Schoenherr and Dodge Park, south of Metropolitan Parkway, police Lt. Luke Riley said. A woman in the home who was involved in a domestic violence case against the man had fled when he arrived.

“The individual was not supposed to be at that location as part of a bond condition,” Riley said. “There was a domestic violence case in court.”

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A single gunshot was heard, and residents of surrounding homes were ordered to go to their basements, Riley said.

Officers attempted to make contact through various methods, he said. After a few hours prior to daylight they entered the home and found the man deceased.